by Sharr White
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 – DECEMBER 13, 2014
After twenty years apart, Emma tracks Ulysses to a trailer park in the middle of nowhere for a final reckoning. What unfolds is a visceral and profound meditation on love and loss with the simplest of theatrical elements: two people in one room. A breathtaking story about the longevity of love.
Directed by Guy Sanville
CAST:
PRESS QUOTES
“‘Annapurna’ successfully hits home the idea that the strongest bonds of love, unhealthy though they may sometimes be, are ultimately unbreakable – and that’s something to both celebrate and mourn.”
– MLive.com
“…a piece of brilliant storytelling – the kind that the Purple Rose does so well. It is painful at times, but also healing, and rich with honest laughter.”
– Detroit Theater Examiner
An American Classic by Robert Harling
JANUARY 15, 2015 – MARCH 14, 2015
You may think you know Steel Magnolias, but you have never experienced the story quite like this. Join us for a Purple Rose take on this classic comedy celebrating the unfathomable bond shared by six small-town women who possess a strength that beckons joy and laughter no matter what life throws at them.
Directed by Guy Sanville
CAST:
PRESS QUOTES
“…when an excellent company revives an excellent show, there’s ALWAYS something new.”
– EncoreMichigan.com
“…this compelling story is even more powerful when performed live in an intimate setting.”
– Examiner.com
“Anyplace where people reflexively love and support each other like that while sharing their lives – well, I’d make an appointment there every week, too.”
– MLive
“Four stars out of four.”
– Chelsea Standard (Heritage News)
by Lanford Wilson
APRIL 2, 2015 – MAY 23, 2015
Do you believe that one mesmerizing evening can change the course of two lives forever? Join us for PRTC benefactor Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy about a pair of mismatched souls longing to find love after nearly giving up on the dream.
Directed by Angie Kane Ferrante
CAST:
PRESS QUOTES
“…a very beautiful, a very passionate love story in which an energetic, persuasive belief in the power of love conquers all obstacles.”
– City Pulse
“While the play, indeed, progresses with the grace and gentility of a waltz, director Angie Kane Ferrante’s sprightly interpretation renders “Folly” as brisk as a quick-step.”
– EncoreMichigan.com
“…a 35 year-old valentine that retains its charm.”
– MLive.com
a World Premiere by Michael Brian Ogden
JUNE 11, 2015 – JULY 26, 2015
What would you miss most if everything that makes us free and civilized human beings ceased to exist? A warm shower? Clean sheets? Grocery stores? Movie theaters? Toilet paper? The war has been raging for 2 long years. No one is content. No one is secure. No one is safe from man, beast or worse. The great and terrible conflict will decide whether humanity will perish from this earth or have a new birth of hope. Michael Brian Ogden’s (Corktown, Bleeding Red) world premiere thriller digs deep into the recesses of our souls to face the monster that may be lurking in all of us. Join us for this truly unique theatrical event.
Directed by Guy Sanville
CAST:
PRESS QUOTES
“Don’t be deterred from seeing this amazing play by any general disenchantment with the Zombie genre. Anyone who loves good theatre will be thrilled by what this production accomplishes…”
– Detroit Examiner
“…figuring out where the boundaries and standards of behavior are when our backs are against the wall—that is a universal scenario that never really gets tired or overdone, as long as it is done as well as in 2AZ.”
– Encore Michigan